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In brief: US government bids to stamp out Net fraud
News Having introduced 35 federal law enforcement actions to stop fraud and deception on the Internet, the FTC described online crime as old-fashioned scams dressed up in high-tech garb. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC)... [28 Jul 1998]
Rockwell announces $482m loss
News Don Davis, CEO of Rockwell, claimed the losses had been as expected but said he was confident "the operating efficiencies resulting from these actions" will bring the company back into profitability in the next quarter. [21 Jul 1998]
In brief: AT&T in further trouble over TCI
News Nader claims the merger of two companies "with a history of anticompetitve actions" could lead to them bundling products and services and "binding the consumer to the monopolist". AT&T has met with further resistance to... [30 Jun 1998]
BT Internet service under threat
News David Kennedy, chief executive of ISPA, said: "We're considering our position, but we are concerned BT's actions will result in less competition in the industry. The Internet Service Providers Asscoiation (ISPA) may try... [26 Jun 1998]
